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Chill hours in 27920

The short answer

27920 averages 418 chill hours per winter (180810 across 10 years) in USDA zone 9a.
27920 climate
Average chill hours418 (180–810 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone9a
Last spring frosttypically January 9 – February 14

Computed from 10 winters of ERA5 hourly temperature (Open-Meteo, 2015–2025); zones from USDA PHZM 2023. Data updated July 3, 2026. See methodology.

Every variety in our database, checked against 27920’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (51)

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — click through for the caveats.

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
GravensteinApple
MutsuApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
MoorparkApricot
Puget GoldApricot
TiltonApricot
TomcotApricot
Wenatchee MoorparkApricot
FantasiaNectarine
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
RedskinPeach
SuncrestPeach
BartlettPear
BoscPear
ChojuroPear
ComicePear
D'AnjouPear
Show 21 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 27920 get?
27920 averages 418 chill hours per winter, ranging from 180 to 810 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 27920?
27920 is in USDA hardiness zone 9a.

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Sources

  1. [1] Open-Meteo / Copernicus ERA5. Historical Weather API (hourly 2m temperature) — accessed July 2026
  2. [2] USDA / PRISM (Oregon State University). 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — accessed July 2026